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NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Adam, the British production designer who gave "Dr. Strangelove" its cavernous War Room and James Bond supervillains their futuristic lairs, has died. MGM Studios and Eon Productions mourned the death of "our beloved friend" in a statement on the official James Bond Twitter account, hailing Adam as the person "who was so responsible for the visual style of the James Bond films." In the art of production design, Adam's work on Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic is widely considered among the craft's highest achievements. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Adam, the British production designer who gave "Dr. Strangelove" its cavernous War Room and James Bond supervillains their futuristic lairs, has died. He was 95.

There is confusion about who has responsibility for oversight of the installation of geothermal residential heating systems in Vancouver. The city said Thursday it defers to the province, while the province says it falls under the purview of the city.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Some of the back and forth between Mississippi and Alabama had to be seen to be believed as Rebels senior guard Stefan Moody coolly sank 3-pointers to answer Alabama's proficiency from long range.

U.S. Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz clashed over how to bring more balance into free trade on Thursday at a debate that was relatively free of the gut-punching attacks that have dominated past encounters

KAMAISHI, Japan - Police officers search the shores of the northeastern Japan city of Kamaishi on March 11, 2016, the ...

TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan had 30 points and five rebounds and the Toronto Raptors overcame some early sloppiness to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 104-96 Thursday night.

A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin died of blunt force injuries to the head, officials said Thursday. Mikhail Lesin, 57, also sustained injuries to his neck, torso, arms and legs, a statement from Washington D.C.’s Medical Examiner’s Office said. Dustin Sternbeck, the D.C. police department’s chief spokesman, told the Washington Post that the […]

Sacha Baron Cohen‘s new movie The Brothers Grimsby has been getting a ton of buzz over one very NSFW scene and now the first two minutes of it have debuted online! In the scene, Sacha and Mark Strong‘s characters need to hide from gunmen in a field of elephants so they end up going inside [...]

I do enjoy posting these polls. This is the last debate before Super Tuesday III. A lot is riding on this for the challengers and I doubt this debate will change minds.

The three-day World Culture Festival, organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, commences today.

Games have grown beyond their infancy, moved past their childhood and are now, finally, taking steps to grow into adulthood. “Firewatch” is the most recent addition to video gaming’s slow expanse into adult storytelling. In this first-person adventure title by indie supergroup Campo Santo, themes such as isolation, relationships — both permanent and transient — and the nature of responsibility are broached.

HOLMEN — The parents of a Holmen High School sophomore who killed himself have started a campaign to raise awareness about cruel behavior.

Suicide and bullying have a big impact on teens and young adults, local experts say.

To provide students a chance to do mini projects on its campus, the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, is offering a one-month Summer Internship Programme (NITK-SIP).

The cost of retrieving a towed vehicle in San Francisco will drop by $111.25 — to $380 — under an agreement reached Thursday between the Board of Supervisors and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency. [...] for the first time, there will be an amnesty program so that low-income people may retrieve their vehicles for $294. The issue of tow charges arose because the MTA needs the supervisors to sign off on a $65.4 million, five-year contract extension with tow company AutoReturn. The administrative... Читать дальше...

The US Senate on Thursday voted to defeat a bill seeking to block $700 million sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan even as some top lawmakers called Pakistan an "unreliable" ally and questioned its commitment in fighting terrorist organisations.

The US Senate on Thursday voted to defeat a bill seeking to block $700 million sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan even as some top lawmakers called Pakistan an "unreliable" ally and questioned its commitment in fighting terrorist organisations.

The US Senate on Thursday voted to defeat a bill seeking to block $700 million sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan even as some top lawmakers called Pakistan an "unreliable" ally and questioned its commitment in fighting terrorist organisations.

The US Senate on Thursday voted to defeat a bill seeking to block $700 million sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan even as some top lawmakers called Pakistan an "unreliable" ally and questioned its commitment in fighting terrorist organisations.

Photo: Getty Images Early last month, the Senate announced an inquiry with terms of reference that cover the collapse of Dick Smith Electronics.

The auctions will be held in London from June 7-9 through Los Angeles based Julien's Auctions.

Growth cooled in the world’s largest light-vehicle market in early 2016, raising a caution flag for dealers becoming reluctant to put too much inventory on car lots amid concerns about the broader economy and stock market.